Washington Nationals Podcast

This week on the Nats Insider Podcast, host Dan Kolko starts down on the farm and ends up in a batting cage. First up is Fredericksburg Nationals broadcaster Joey Zanaboni, then Dan sits down with three Nats 2021 MLB Draft picks, Brady House, T.J. White and Daylen Lile. Dan then heads inside the cage with Nationals starting first baseman Josh Bell to talk about being a switch hitter at the pro level. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nationals relievers Steve Cishek and Hunter Harvey join the podcast to discuss life in the bullpen and the pros and cons of their mechanics. Plus, Hunter recalls the wild few weeks that lead up to joining the Nationals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Kolko gets to know one of the newest members of the Nats, designated hitter Nelson Cruz and has a chat with Opening Day starter Patrick Corbin. Plus, new director of player development, De Jon Watson, talks about the Nats farm system and some of the young prospects like Cade Cavalli and Brady House To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Kolko catches up with Sean Doolittle on his return to the Nationals and President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Nationals Manager Davey Martinez sit down with Dan with previews of the 2022 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane and share some of our favorite fan memories from the 2019 postseason. We received lots of wonderful submissions over the past few months, including Nationals love stories, World Series memories uniting generations of Nats fans and many more. You will definitely want to listen all the way to the end since each story is unique and many will tug at your heartstrings! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Charlie and Dave answer more questions from Nationals Season Plan Holders, including what they were thinking during different points of NLDS Game 5, what words they would use to describe Stephen Strasburg, and much more. Presented by GEICO. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Charlie and Dave answer more questions from Nationals Season Plan Holders, including what their emotions were heading into Game 7 of the World Series, their favorite under-the-radar moments from 2019 and much more. Presented by GEICO. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by D.C. baseball historian Fred Frommer. Fred is the author of several books, including "You Gotta Have Heart: Washington Baseball from Walter Johnson to the 2019 World Series Champion Nationals." On the podcast, we talked about what went into writing this book, some of his favorite D.C. baseball history stories, the comparison between the 1924 Washington Senators and the 2019 Washington Nationals and other parts of D.C. baseball history that listeners might not know. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we are joined by Chris Poitras, Division VP and GM, College, Sports and Specialty Rings at Jostens, the maker of our 2019 World Series championship ring. Chris brought great insight into what went into making that beautiful piece of jewelry. We talked about the collaboration between the Nationals and Jostens, the symbolism throughout the ring, the process of going from raw materials to final product and he gave us a few other tidbits along the way. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Charlie and Dave answer questions from Nationals Season Plan Holders, including what they thought was the turning point in Game 7 of the World Series, their favorite calls from the 2019 Postseason, and much more. Presented by GEICO. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we are joined by Daren Willman, the director of baseball research and development for MLB and the creator of BaseballSavant.com. We chatted about his career path, the story behind BaseballSavant.com, MLB's Statcast system and some Washington Nationals-related plays, research and other items. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features Charlie and Dave's memories and analysis of the 2019 World Series against the Astros, when the Nationals brought the World Series trophy home to D.C. for the first time since 1924. Presented by GEICO. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features Charlie and Dave's memories and analysis of the 2019 NLCS against the Cardinals, including their answers to a few mailbag questions from fans. Presented by GEICO. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Shestakofsky (VP of Communications and Education at the Hall of Fame) joined the podcast to talk about collecting artifacts from the Nationals during the 2019 Postseason - and specifically the World Series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features Charlie and Dave's memories and analysis of the 2019 NLDS against the Dodgers, including their reactions to Howie Kendrick's game-winning grand slam in Game 5. Presented by GEICO. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features Charlie and Dave's memories and analysis of the 2019 NL Wild Card Game against the Brewers, including a fascinating discussion of how they keep their composure while calling high-pressure moments. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica Camerato, the Washington Nationals beat writer for MLB.com, joins the first "From The Field" podcast of the 2020 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Potomac Nationals Manager Tripp Kiester and 2B/OF Cole Freeman join the podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We traveled to Hagerstown to visit with Hagerstown Suns manager Patrick Anderson and left-handed pitcher Tim Cate. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington's VP of Production & Broadcasting, Dave Lundin joins the podcast to talk in-game entertainment, content and production. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices